The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 10

Eight years ago.

Weizhou.

When there is no war, Yue Lan will mostly live in his hometown Weizhou with his wife and children.

Seeing that the Dragon Boat Festival is coming, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. The young daughter Yue Wen is afraid of the heat and making noises all day long, and her wife Chu Rong is pregnant and can't stand the scorching heat.

The manor is much cooler than the city, and there are many interesting places. Yue Wen has not had enough fun going up and down the mountains and rivers for a few days, but I don’t know which woman in the manor has a bad mouth, saying that the night market in the nearby town is very lively recently. It happened that Yue Wen, who likes novelty, heard about it, so she pestered her father to take her to the night market.

My mother is pregnant and it is inconvenient to go out. My father usually stays with my mother when he is at home, so he refuses to take her there. Besides practicing martial arts and studying, his 13-year-old brother likes to put on a straight face when he sees her when he is free, so she is unwilling to go. After provoking her, she lingered around, and found that no one paid any attention to her troubles. Yue Wen was upset, and sat outside the door alone with a wrinkled face.

"Why is Wenwen upset? Who messed with you?"

The one who spoke was Yue Cheng, one of Yue Lan's guards.

Normally, when there is no battle, the soldiers all disarm and return to the fields, and live a stable life with their families, but Yue Cheng is different. He is an orphan. When he was young and wandering, he was discovered by the passing Yue family army. He was sent to the army, fed him, taught him martial arts, and asked him to follow his surname, giving him a name.Later, the flames of the frontier war gradually subsided, and there was no need to fight anymore. Yue Cheng, who was originally homeless, returned to Weizhou with Yue Lan and became the bodyguard of Yue Mansion.

But because Yue's couple are gentle with their servants, and the two children never regard themselves as masters, and Yue Cheng himself is also cheerful and talkative, so he gets along very well with Yue's family.

Yue Cheng was only in his early twenties at the time, and only ten years older than Yue Wen. At this age, he should be called elder brother, which is a bit young, and uncle, which is a bit old. After thinking about it, Yue Wen created his own A title - "Uncle Xiaocheng".

Uncle Xiaocheng was looking at her with a smile and asking questions, she said listlessly: "It's really annoying, no one takes me to the night market!"

"That's why, it's a trivial matter, I'll take you there later!" Yue Cheng volunteered.

"Really?" Her eyes lit up in surprise.

"Of course it's true. Uncle Xiaocheng, when did I lie to Wenwen?" Yue Cheng winked at her.

She immediately cheered.

At dusk, Yue Cheng reported to Yue Lan and his wife, and he really took Yue Wen to the town to visit the night market. Of course, he also brought Nan Feng, a little maid who was about her age, who later became Yan Ling.

Yue Cheng lived up to his name, although he was young, he was sincere and loyal to the Yue family. In addition, he had been in the army for more than ten years and was good at martial arts. With him taking care of Yue Wen and Nan Feng following him, the couple felt at ease.

At that time, Yue Wen was actually very lively, but her mother took care of her strictly. Since she was born, she was determined to raise her to be a well-educated lady like herself. Therefore, this eight-year-old little girl usually She was locked up in the compound of a deep house for playing piano, chess, calligraphy, and so on. Her lively and active temperament was suppressed by a dull and boring life, which made her feel very depressed.

So when she first saw the night scene of the small town with a strong atmosphere in the market, she was so excited that she couldn't even find the north, and ran around in the crowd all the way, and she still didn't forget to tell Yue Cheng and Nan Feng who were chasing after her, "" Uncle Xiaocheng, Nanfeng, hurry up, don't lose me!"

Nan Feng said while running: "Miss, miss, please slow down, wait for me!"

At this time, Yue Wen is like a bird out of the cage, even Nan Feng, who has practiced martial arts since childhood, can hardly keep up with her.

But Yue Cheng laughed as he walked behind, "I won't lose you, we Wenwen is naturally beautiful, and we can recognize it in a crowd at a glance!"

The curious little girl wandered around the town for two and a half hours and was still in the ascendant until Yue Cheng bribed her with a candied haws before agreeing to return to the manor.

The three of them drove the carriage back slowly, and Yue Wen was still gnawing candied haws, but before they entered the main road of the manor, bursts of smoke came blowing towards them.

Yue Wen and Nan Feng raised the curtain of the car in doubt, and saw a fire glowing in the direction of their manor not far away, which was about to dye half of the night sky red.Yue Wen shouted at Yue Cheng who was driving the car in horror: "Fire, it's on fire! It seems to be in the manor, Uncle Xiaocheng, look!"

The experience gained from many years of marching and fighting made Yue Cheng instinctively vigilant, he immediately abandoned the carriage, and took the two little girls along the path to the manor.

However, as the road got closer, the scene in front of him became more and more terrifying.The fire that started from only one corner had already engulfed half of the manor, and the screams and screams of people continued to be heard in his ears. Yue Cheng frowned tightly, and placed the two little girls in the bushes by the roadside. I went to the manor alone to investigate, and before I left, I didn't forget to ask, "Nan Feng, take care of Miss!"

Master Nanfeng nodded solemnly.

The smell of blood was gradually approaching, Yue Wen was trembling with fright, Nan Feng was always by her side, squatting with her in the bushes just enough to cover their figures.

After an unknown amount of time, Yue Cheng never came back, but a familiar woman's voice came from not far away. Yue Wen was pleasantly surprised that it was her mother.But before she got up, she heard her mother's heart-piercing cry.

"Xu Jilin! You devil! In vain my husband has always treated you like a brother and sister, but today you destroy my whole family, you will die!"

A male voice responded eagerly, "Rong Rong, Yue Lan is dead, didn't you see it too, follow me, I will take you away, I will let you give birth to the child, I will treat him as my own flesh and blood, Rong Rong Rong, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you, will you come with me?"

In this sudden conversation, Yue Wen only understood six words - "Yue Lan is dead".Dad is dead?Dad is dead!Yue Wen was so frightened that she almost yelled out, but fortunately Nan Feng covered her mouth so no one noticed, but before her tears flowed, she heard her mother crying again.

"Don't even think about it! I won't go with you even if I die, Xu Jilin, you are not as good as a beast! You kill my husband, kill my child, even if I'm a ghost, I will never let you go!"

As soon as the mother's voice fell, there was the sound of a sharp sword being unsheathed, followed by the mother's angry cry, and then the sound of the body falling to the ground.

"Rong Rong..."

The man just now seemed to be crying out in pain.

Yue Wen's eyes widened suddenly, and she understood what had happened.

Mother is dead!
Mother is dead!
The little girl hid in the darkness and couldn't come out for a long time.

Nan Feng, who was equally frightened and frightened, kept in mind Yue Cheng's advice, and kept covering her mouth with all her strength to keep her from making a sound.

After a long while, she finally exhaled that breath, Nan Feng was relieved a little, but saw that her body began to tremble suddenly again, and tears rolled down from her eyes.

The old lady treats her like her own child. Although the young Nan Feng is also heartbroken, she vaguely knows that the most important thing at this time is not to let those people find them again, so she just covers her mouth as hard as she can, even if the young lady is gone. Biting her was painful, but she never let go.

Yue Wen just cried silently and passed out.

When she woke up, she was already in a fast-moving carriage.

Uncle Xiao Cheng, who came back at some point, drove the car desperately in the night, Nan Feng hugged her tightly in his arms, fearing that she would be hurt by the bumps.

The pain in her heart has overshadowed all physical discomfort.

Father, mother, elder brother, and everyone in the villa, except her, Nan Feng and Uncle Xiao Cheng, all of them disappeared overnight, they all died!She was fine before going out, why?how come!Parents haven't said anything to her yet, so they will never see each other again?

She couldn't believe it was true, she bit her hand desperately, trying to wake up from the nightmare, but she was awake, and all of this was true.

She shed tears as long as she woke up.

At dusk the next day, they had already arrived in the capital.Yue Cheng waited until dark in a remote place in the city before leading them to Chu's residence.

"Uncle! My father, my mother, and my elder brother... They are all dead... Our whole family is dead..."

Yue Wen, who had already been disfigured, threw herself into Chu Lin's arms, crying bitterly in a low voice.

"My lord, Xu Jilin led more than two hundred strong troops to raid Yingyue Manor last night. General Yue, his wife and the young master have been killed. Everyone in the Yue family has been wiped out except for the three of us!" The dusty Yue Cheng fell to his knees In front of Chu Lin, he reported the sad news word by word like a bolt from the blue.

Chu Lin, who had been frowning for several days because of the serious illness of his young daughter Chu Xue, was even worse at this time, and Mrs. Chu on the side almost fainted.

When the bad news struck, Chu Lin was in a state of confusion. He instinctively refused to believe it, but he looked at the situation of the three people who had arrived suddenly, and looked at the niece who was crying softly in his arms. How could this be fake?
After a while, he finally figured out some clues, and hurriedly asked his wife to take the two little girls to rest, while he asked Yue Cheng for some details.

what to do?Go to Shengjia to sue the imperial court?Sue Xu Jilin for killing his sister-in-law because of jealousy of military exploits?Throughout the whole night, many thoughts flashed through Chu Lin's mind, but in the morning of the second day, the emperor took his seat on the holy car, and Yue Lan was convicted of treason in court.

insurgence?This crime must be placed on Yue Lan, who has won hundreds of tough battles for the court, will anyone in the world believe it?
But the Ninth Five-Year Lord used this method to insist that the people of the world choose to believe, keep secret and forget.

Apart from Chu Lin's chill, he was even more worried about Yue Wen's fate.

Since Xu Jilin had already planned to destroy the Yue family, he might find that Wenwen had escaped, and once he found out, with his ruthless means, he would never let it go. His sister's family was gone, and Chu Lin would never let her go. The niece fell into the jaws of a tiger.

But how can we create a way out for Wenwen?A safe way of life?

As soon as the frowning Chu Lin returned to the mansion, Yue Cheng, who escorted Yue Wen, disappeared, leaving only a note asking him to take good care of Yue Wen for Chu Rong's sake. Let Yue Cheng handle it by himself.

Sure enough, three days later, Chu Lin got a piece of news that the rumored missing remnants of the Yue family had appeared, but when they were discovered, they had already fallen into the cliff near Yingyue Manor in Weizhou with people and the car, and the car was destroyed. people die.

So far, the Yue family has completely disappeared from the world.

Unexpectedly, just after seeing Wenwen's glimmer of life, the sky has snowed again.Their biological daughter, Chu Xue, who was only half a year older than Yue Wen, was born with a weak body and contracted the epidemic that was prevalent in the capital at that time—smallpox.

Desperate to save their daughter, the Chu couple decided to send their daughter to Baicao Mountain, three hundred miles away from the capital, to seek treatment from Gu Xin, a highly skilled medical doctor. Yue Wen, who had been hiding for many days, also brought her along.

But what kind of disease is smallpox?If a healthy child is infected, there is only a six-point chance of being cured, let alone Chu Xue, who has been sick since childhood?Although Gu Xin tried his best, the gods took away their hearts and minds. Nine-year-old Chu Xue died after struggling for half a month.

Just lost his sister, lost his daughter again, and the successive blows made Chu Lin feel overwhelmed, but after the grief, he who has always been rational saw a vague hope. God picked up Xueer, did he intentionally leave it for Wenwen? life?
Although the idea of ​​replacing plums with peaches has already been born, if you want to successfully cross the sea, the most important thing is to get the consent of your wife. After all, if Wenwen wants to live as Xue'er in the future, it means that their daughter is really a fool. Snow cannot be buried openly.And this is a very cruel thing for the wife who has no blood relationship with Yue Wen.

To his surprise, his wife, who was inseparable from each other, agreed with his idea, so enduring the pain of heartache, the couple secretly lit a fire of their dead flesh and blood in Baicao Mountain, and scattered ashes in the world.

Half a month later, the Chu couple returned to the capital with Yue Wen, who had become Chu Xue.

The rest of the matter is very easy to deal with. When Chu Xue contracted smallpox at the beginning, the wife had already ordered the housekeeper to send out all the servants who were close to her. Now that Chu Xue has returned from "recovery", a new batch of people has naturally entered the Chu residence. servant.Except for Madam Wang who followed them to Baicao Mountain, there was only Ruyue who served Chu Xue personally. After Chu Xue died of illness, Madam left her by Xin's side in Baicao Valley. Taking care of Chu Xue personally is easy to heal once she gets sick, and secondly, this little girl is talented and intelligent, and she can learn a little from Dr. Gu's side, which is better than being trapped in the mansion.

After all, the less people know about stealing the sky, the better.

In this way, the only people in the mansion who knew the truth, apart from their husband and wife, and their son Chu Jian, were only Wang Nai and the butler. They had been confidantes for decades, so they were naturally 100% trustworthy.As aunts and sisters when they were young, Yue Wen and Chu Xue had some similarities in appearance. In addition, Chu Xue was weak since she was a child and rarely went out, so no one in or outside the Chu mansion had any doubts.

In this way, day after day, Yue Wen grew up under the good care of her uncle and aunt, and gradually, she really became Chu Xue.After going through family changes, her lively temperament has become calm, and the playful little girl has really grown into a well-educated lady, just like her mother expected back then.

She could have continued to hide in the deep boudoir, until that day, in the back garden of Chu Mansion, she met King Heng.

(End of this chapter)